The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. –Chinese proverb The same can be said of the person who descends to personal attacks rather than discussion.
Bring Us Your Smoothies!
Recipes, anyway. Katie was informed by her doctor this week that she really needs to put on 10–12 lbs, and she’ll still be on the thin side for her height and build. Now, we’ve gone through this “must gain weight” thing throughout her 14 years. She’s always been in the 90th percentile or so for height […]
Support Separation of Church and Hate!
Religious Left merchandise — some great t‑shirts and such. And I’m not even a Christian :-) (Ganked from theferrett)
Flaran Cha’menthi
I have all the Liaden chapbooks! SQUEE!
Rafting, Anyone?
I’ve wanted to go whitewater rafting again since I tried it with Katie’s father around 1989. It was a marvelous, exhilarating experience! I’ve decided it’s time to stop “wanting” and talking about it and just plan a trip. Katie is old enough now—most places seem to have a 12/13-year-old minimum age for their trips. And I […]
Hmmm
I realized last night that I’m not a good candidate for a secondary partner for anyone—in fact, I’m damned difficult. I’m a crappy email correspondent. I seldom open a chat client, and when I do, I’m usually “invisible.” I don’t really enjoy chatting on the phone. That would make me hard to get to know, wouldn’t it? […]
QOTD and Birthday
Happy Birthday misia! She’s an incredible writer and an intriguing person. I encourage all of you to start reading her journal. Good deeds are the best prayer. –Serbian proverb
Well That’s Special
It’s such a joy to turn on the news and see your bank! Actually, we knew there’d been an “incident.” Sam stopped by a branch of our bank this morning on the way to work. He didn’t get to do his banking, as the doors were covered by crime scene tape. I’m just glad he wasn’t there […]
Ten Things Meme
Ten things I’ve done that you probably haven’t done. 1) Been a guest on Oprah (and the BBC, and Sverige, and a bunch of other shows). 2) Been interviewed for Glamour magazine (and yes, they used the article) and a mess of other print publications. 3) Filed a criminal complaint that resulted in Georgia’s first arrest […]
Got Tamiflu?
If you’re experiencing any flu symptoms, go RIGHT NOW to your doctor—call, at least—and get a prescription for Tamiflu. That stuff really works. My doc prescribed a course of it for me and curiousmay9, who was just starting to show symptoms when she took me to see him. She forgot to take it one day and […]